Camping ground horror: Three people in court in connection with body in tent

NSW Police arrest trio over alleged Vic murder0:26

Two men an a woman have been arrested by heavily armed police at a western Sydney property over an alleged murder in Geelong, Victoria.
Officers moved in on the Greystanes property, hand-cuffing two men and a woman in the front yard.
It's understood the group are wanted by Victoria Police following the discovery of a body in a burnt-out tent at Breakwater early Tuesday morning.
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December 6th 2018

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The body of a person killed in a tent fire at Geelong Showgrounds is taken away. Picture: Alison WyndSource:News Corp Australia

A man accused of murdering a young woman found at Geelong in a burning tent has faced court.

Nicholas James Cross, 31, appeared briefly in the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday night dressed in a dark green tracksuit.

Maddison Parrott, whose body was found in burnt-out tent at Geelong ShowgroundsSource:Supplied

He did not apply for bail and was remanded in custody until his next hearing at Geelong Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The remains of a tent where a person died at Geelong Showgrounds. Picture: Alison WyndSource:News Corp Australia

An on-duty defence lawyer told the court Cross would have his own private lawyer next time.

Magistrate Bob Kumar ordered Cross be seen by a prison doctor, though it was not clear why.

Court documents allege Cross killed Maddison Jane Pante - though she is widely referred to as Maddison Parrott in media reports - in the Geelong suburb of Breakwater on December 3.

The body of a person killed in a tent fire at Geelong Showgrounds is taken away. Picture: Alison WyndSource:News Corp Australia

Court documents allege Sell and Menzies knew Cross was guilty of murder but made no effort to contribute to his apprehension, prosecution or punishment. Menzies cut a diminutive but colourful figure in the court room, with bright red dyed hair and dark green tracksuit. She too was referred to a prison nurse. Sell had a cut on his nose and shook his head when asked if he had any medication that needed taking while in custody.

Cross, Sell and Menzies are all due for filing hearings at Geelong Magistrates Court on Tuesday.